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The deadline for the Family Law Awards 2021 has been extended until Friday 2 July ! You can enter the awards here.The awards will be held on Wednesday 24 November 2021 at the Bloomsbury Big...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened a consultation seeking views on a number of proposed legislative changes aimed at modernising and improving the Child Maintenance Service (CMS)....
The Court of Appeal judgment in Finch v Baker [2021] EWCA Civ 72 was released on 28 January 2021. The judgment provides some useful guidance on not being able to get what are essentially...
Jessica Purchase, 36 FamilyDomestic abuse is an increasingly prevalent feature in family cases, and children matters in particular. When this has been admitted or found to have occurred, the issue is...
Marian Roberts, Family Mediator, Former Visiting Fellow and Guest Teacher on the LSE ADR Law MastersThe Family Solutions Group (FSG) Report of November 2020 makes some commendable proposals for...
Brian Cantwell, The Family Conflicts Consultation ServiceBrian Cantwell records that the President’s Private Law Working Group has identified the need for a more comprehensive set of services for...
Elisabeth Andrews, 1GC Family LawThis article aims to provide an overview of the Universal Credit reforms and the particular issues which can arise in respect of Universal Credit within the context of...
Professor Chris Barton, A Vice-President of the Family Mediators Association, Academic Door Tenant, Regent ChambersThis article considers the significance for the child of the various paths to...
Sarah Higgins, Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys LLPThe decision in Re (B) (a child) (Unnecessary Private Law Applications) [2020] EWFC B44 dealt with the family court’s role in micro managing...
Alexander Maine, Lecturer in Law, Leicester Law School, University of LeicesterKeywords: Consummation – adultery – marriage – empirical research – LGBTQConsummation and adultery were omitted from the...